PRESS RELEASES - JANUARY 2007

Arlington Neighborhood Academy Begins Thursday, Jan. 11

January 10, 2007

A wealth of useful information about your city in a classroom setting, service projects, graduation: The Arlington Neighborhood Academy returns Thursday, Jan. 11 as an eight-week course designed to enhance neighborhood effectiveness.

The City of Arlington and Neighborhood Coordinator R.J. Blair have planned a program that includes four weeks of class work and a four-week service project. Classes are 6 p.m. every Thursday through April 26. The academy meets in Council Briefing Room at City Hall, 101 W. Abram St.

The program has three tracts. The Basic Tract “Accessing City Services I & II begins Jan. 11. The Leadership Tract “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Neighborhood Organizations,” begins February 8. The Youth Tract “Tomorrow’s Leadership” is for residents age 14-17 and starts March 8. June is Neighborhood Month. Academy graduation and communitywide celebrations are planned.

The Arlington Neighborhood Academy is for any Arlington resident or community stakeholder who wants to help reinvigorate Arlington neighborhoods, Blair said. To date, 15 residents have enrolled in the Basic Tract. Enrollment in the Leadership Tract and the Youth Tract remains open.

To learn more about the Arlington Neighborhood Academy and Arlington’s Strong Neighborhood Initiative, call 817-459-6104 or visit the City of Arlington website at www.arlingtontx.gov/ASNI.